First Week Sales Projections Of Meek Mill's "Dreams & Nightmares" Album
According to hitsdailydouble.com, MMG artist, Meek Mill is projected to sell between 175-200k first week of his Dreams & Nightmares debut album. Last week, I predicted it would sell between 150-180k first week, so, i am not far from the truth. We will all know the actual numbers next week Wednesday ..stay tuned...matter of fact, bookmark this page, and come back next week Wednesday to find out the actual numbers.
Rap Albums On Billboard Chart
Kendrick Lamar has the highest selling rap album on the billboard chart this week, after his "Good Kid, M.A.A.D City" debut sold 242,000 copies in its first week in stores. That's a big success for him, considering the fact that he isn't a "bandwagon following" type of rapper.
Based On A T.R.U Story album from 2 Chainz sold 12,000 copies this week, and now is at a total of 354,000 copies sold. This album is on its way to attaining a Gold status, and I think it would get it. The soundtrack to RZA's new movie- Man With The Iron Fists sold 12,000 copies in its first week on the chart. Macklemore and Ryan Lewis The Heist album sold 11,000 copies this week, and now is at 108,000.
Cruel Summer from G.O.O.D Music crew also sold 11,000 copies this week, and now stands at 331,000 copies sold so far. 9,700 copies of Machine Gun Kelly's Lace Up album left stores this week, and now is at 75,000 sold. P.O.S We Don't Even Live Here sold 9,100 copies in its first week out. Vinnie Paz sold 4,300 copies of his God Of The Serengeti album in its first week in stores.Official First Week Sales Of Kendrick Lamar's "Good Kid, M.A.A.D City" Album
West Coast rapper, Kendrick Lamar is putting the west back on the map. His debut album, "Good Kid, M.A.A.D City sold 242,000 copies in it's first week in stores...that is a quarter of a million sold in 7 days. I think that's a great achievement for a rapper that is not following the bandwagon.
1. Sherane a.k.a Master Splinter’s Daughter (Prod. By Tha Bizness)
2. Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe (Prod. By Sounwave)
3. Backseat Freestyle (Prod. By Hit-Boy)
4. The Art of Peer Pressure (Prod. By Tabu)
5. Money Trees (Ft. Jay Rock) (Prod. By DJ Dahi)
6. Poetic Justice (Ft. Drake) (Prod. By Scoop DeVille)
7. good kid [Prod. By Pharrell]
8. m.A.A.d city (Ft. MC Eiht) (Prod. By Sounwave & Terrace Martin)
9. Swimming Pools (Drank) *Extended Version* (Prod. By T-Minus)
10. Sing About Me (Prod. By Skhye Hutch + Sounwave) / I’m Dying Of Thirst (Prod. By Like of Pac Div)
11. Real (Ft. Anna Wise) (Prod. By Terrace Martin)
12. Compton (Ft. Dr. Dre) (Prod. By Just Blaze)
2. Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe (Prod. By Sounwave)
3. Backseat Freestyle (Prod. By Hit-Boy)
4. The Art of Peer Pressure (Prod. By Tabu)
5. Money Trees (Ft. Jay Rock) (Prod. By DJ Dahi)
6. Poetic Justice (Ft. Drake) (Prod. By Scoop DeVille)
7. good kid [Prod. By Pharrell]
8. m.A.A.d city (Ft. MC Eiht) (Prod. By Sounwave & Terrace Martin)
9. Swimming Pools (Drank) *Extended Version* (Prod. By T-Minus)
10. Sing About Me (Prod. By Skhye Hutch + Sounwave) / I’m Dying Of Thirst (Prod. By Like of Pac Div)
11. Real (Ft. Anna Wise) (Prod. By Terrace Martin)
12. Compton (Ft. Dr. Dre) (Prod. By Just Blaze)
Deluxe:
13. The Recipe (Ft. Dr. Dre) (Prod. By Scoop DeVille)
14. Black Boy Fly (Prod. By Rahki & Dawaun Parker)
15. Now Or Never (Ft. Mary J. Blige) (Prod. By Jack Splash)
16. Collect Calls
17. Swimming Pools (Drank) (Prod. By T-Minus)
14. Black Boy Fly (Prod. By Rahki & Dawaun Parker)
15. Now Or Never (Ft. Mary J. Blige) (Prod. By Jack Splash)
16. Collect Calls
17. Swimming Pools (Drank) (Prod. By T-Minus)
Game Comments On 40 Glocc Law Suit
Over the weekend, news circulated of G-Unit affiliate, 40 Glocc suing Game over the beating he got from Game outside a L.A party in July. Game recently took to twitter to comment on the issue-
You can watch the video here if you haven't seen it already- Game beats up 40 Glocc
"Police came to my crib & tried to serve me papers for @40glocc sueing me..... Sorry, I'm playing XBOX.. Try again later. #ThisN*ggaAH*eCake," Game tweeted Saturday (October 27).
"@40glocc SUPER-THUG turned INFORMANT !!!!!!"
"@40glocc & his girlfriend at the senior prom.... Always had b*tch in you.. It was only a matter of time befo http://instagr.am/p/RTBDLhmore/" (Game's Twitter)
You can watch the video here if you haven't seen it already- Game beats up 40 Glocc
Rappers Long Road To Success
I was surfing the internet a couple of days ago, and I can across a video on J.D's social network site (global14.com) which showed a young Kanye West with Mase in 1998 at JD's birthday party, and i was like WTF!!! I never knew Kanye had been in the game that long. I did a little research and found out he had been making beats for local rappers in Chicago (his home town) as far back as 1996. Then he started making beats for J.D, and since Mase's All Out Record label was signed under J.D's So So Def label back in 1998, Kanye produced 3 tracks on Mase's Harlem World Group album- The Movement (which had the song- I Like It) back in 1998/1999. I bet even die-hard Kanye West fans don't know this. The video actually inspired me to write this piece.
Kanye West went on to ghost produce for Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie around the late 90s...D-Dot was the main producer at Bad Boy Records back then, so you can say Kanye was instrumental to a lot of those Bad Boy hits you heard from back in the day. He went on to produce on Foxy Brown's Chyna Doll album (1998), on J.D's Life In 1472 album (1998), 3 tracks on the Harlem World Group album (1999- the group that Mase formed in the late 90s, which had members- Mase's sister, Baby Stase, Loon, Blinky Blinky, Carden, Meeno...), a track on Beanie Sigel's The Truth album (2000). That Beanie Sigel production was what got him producing for Roc-A-Fella Records. He did that for about 3 years, giving Jay-Z hits like, This Can't Be Life (which feat. Beanie Sigel & Scarface), Takeover (the Nas diss record), Izzo (H.O.V.A), Heart Of The City (Ain't No Love), Never Change, Girls, Girls, Girls (remix). I think i should credit Kanye for making me like Jay, cos those were the songs that got me paying attention to Jay-Z...before then, i just saw him as an attention seeking rapper.
All these details is just for people to understand what this rappers go through before getting to the height they are now. All the while, in the 90s and early 00s, Kanye was shopping his demo tape as a rapper to labels, and they all turned him down repeatedly...over and over again, till Damon Dash gave him a chance at Roc-A-Fella. Asides from being a blogger, I am also a life-long student of human potential, and the spiritual side of things. And I can tell you that nothing breeds success like having a definitely purpose in life, backed by persistence and perseverance. Look at all what Kanye West through...yet, some people would come forward and say he got his success cos he signed one paper that got him into the mythical secret society called Illuminati...they wish.
So, let's look at someone else's that is really successful right now, and has been for a while. Eminem, one of the greatest rappers ever, and by far the most successful rapper in the history of Hip Hop was once a dish washer. For many years in the early 90s, he was trying to break into the Hip Hop scene. No one knew who he was when he made his underground debut album, Infinite in 1996. They descredited the album, saying he sounded too much like AZ and Nas. No one knew when he was running around with Royce Da 5'9 (back in the late 90s), and also getting into every rap battle he could find. He released his first studio album, The Slim Shady LP in 1999 when he was 29...after doing drugs, and contemplating suicide countless times.
Okay, let's look at Jay-Z. I was watching the Matin Lawrence Movie (Big Mommas: Like Father Like Son) the other day, and the girl in there said something about Jay-Z not releasing Reasonable Doubt until he was 27. She said it in a bid to convince Martin Lawrence's kid in the movie to take his time, and put his music career on the hold for a while, and finish college first. But, the fact is that, if Jay could have dropped his first album at 20, he would have. Jay-Z has been in the Hip Hop scene since when he was 19, back in 1988...when he was hanging around JaZ-O. He even featured on Jaz-0's 1989 song, Hawaiian Sophie, and was in the video. He went on an overseas tour with Jaz back then, and started working on his own solo material. When nothing jumped off for him, he started hanging around Big Daddy Kane in the early 90s...still nothing. He hit the streets to make a little bread to finance his passion to be a successful rapper. Then he met Damon Dash in 1994...still no label wanted to sign him, till they took matters into their own hands, and formed their own label, Roc-A-Fella Records in 1995, and released Jay-Z's debut the next year...and then in 1997, Def Jam bought a portion of the label. So, he damn sure wasn't sitting on his ass all the time.
And the longer it takes you to make it, the longer you would be a success in what you do. Look at where Jay-Z and Kanye West are today. Okay, let's look at Rick Ross. He was signed to signed to Suave House Records as Teflon The Don back in 2000. Appearing on songs with Eric Sermon, and touring with Trick Daddy back in the days (when he later signed to Slip-N-Slide in 2002. He didn't release his debut album till he was 30 years old, in 2006. Or, you can look at a rapper like 2 Chainz; a couple of people might know that he was once called Tity Boi, and was in a group called Playaz Circle back in the late 00s, but few people know that he had been trying to blow since the early 00s...he even had an independent album released in 2002. He didn't blow up as a solo artist till this year (2012)...he is 36 years old.
As I said, there is no short-cut to success, and the longer it takes you to make it, the bigger the price. Look at a rapper like Lil Wayne- he has lived all his life as a rapper. He signed to Cash Money records in 1995, when he was just 13. He and the rest of the Hot Boyz (Young Turk, B.G and Juvenile) released their first album in 1997 (Get It How You Live!)...and he released his debut in 1999 (Tha Block Is Hot). He went through the rise of Cash Money in the late 90s, to their fall in the early 00s...to the rise again in the mid 00s, of which he was solely responsible for. Now, think about that. He has given 17 years of his life to the music industry...non stop. All the years when no one was checking for Cash Money in the early 00s, he kept releasing albums, till his definiteness of purpose, persistence and perseverance paid off big time. So, next time, when yo want to hate or complain about not liking his style of music right now, know that he as paid his dues.
Kanye West went on to ghost produce for Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie around the late 90s...D-Dot was the main producer at Bad Boy Records back then, so you can say Kanye was instrumental to a lot of those Bad Boy hits you heard from back in the day. He went on to produce on Foxy Brown's Chyna Doll album (1998), on J.D's Life In 1472 album (1998), 3 tracks on the Harlem World Group album (1999- the group that Mase formed in the late 90s, which had members- Mase's sister, Baby Stase, Loon, Blinky Blinky, Carden, Meeno...), a track on Beanie Sigel's The Truth album (2000). That Beanie Sigel production was what got him producing for Roc-A-Fella Records. He did that for about 3 years, giving Jay-Z hits like, This Can't Be Life (which feat. Beanie Sigel & Scarface), Takeover (the Nas diss record), Izzo (H.O.V.A), Heart Of The City (Ain't No Love), Never Change, Girls, Girls, Girls (remix). I think i should credit Kanye for making me like Jay, cos those were the songs that got me paying attention to Jay-Z...before then, i just saw him as an attention seeking rapper.
All these details is just for people to understand what this rappers go through before getting to the height they are now. All the while, in the 90s and early 00s, Kanye was shopping his demo tape as a rapper to labels, and they all turned him down repeatedly...over and over again, till Damon Dash gave him a chance at Roc-A-Fella. Asides from being a blogger, I am also a life-long student of human potential, and the spiritual side of things. And I can tell you that nothing breeds success like having a definitely purpose in life, backed by persistence and perseverance. Look at all what Kanye West through...yet, some people would come forward and say he got his success cos he signed one paper that got him into the mythical secret society called Illuminati...they wish.
So, let's look at someone else's that is really successful right now, and has been for a while. Eminem, one of the greatest rappers ever, and by far the most successful rapper in the history of Hip Hop was once a dish washer. For many years in the early 90s, he was trying to break into the Hip Hop scene. No one knew who he was when he made his underground debut album, Infinite in 1996. They descredited the album, saying he sounded too much like AZ and Nas. No one knew when he was running around with Royce Da 5'9 (back in the late 90s), and also getting into every rap battle he could find. He released his first studio album, The Slim Shady LP in 1999 when he was 29...after doing drugs, and contemplating suicide countless times.
Okay, let's look at Jay-Z. I was watching the Matin Lawrence Movie (Big Mommas: Like Father Like Son) the other day, and the girl in there said something about Jay-Z not releasing Reasonable Doubt until he was 27. She said it in a bid to convince Martin Lawrence's kid in the movie to take his time, and put his music career on the hold for a while, and finish college first. But, the fact is that, if Jay could have dropped his first album at 20, he would have. Jay-Z has been in the Hip Hop scene since when he was 19, back in 1988...when he was hanging around JaZ-O. He even featured on Jaz-0's 1989 song, Hawaiian Sophie, and was in the video. He went on an overseas tour with Jaz back then, and started working on his own solo material. When nothing jumped off for him, he started hanging around Big Daddy Kane in the early 90s...still nothing. He hit the streets to make a little bread to finance his passion to be a successful rapper. Then he met Damon Dash in 1994...still no label wanted to sign him, till they took matters into their own hands, and formed their own label, Roc-A-Fella Records in 1995, and released Jay-Z's debut the next year...and then in 1997, Def Jam bought a portion of the label. So, he damn sure wasn't sitting on his ass all the time.And the longer it takes you to make it, the longer you would be a success in what you do. Look at where Jay-Z and Kanye West are today. Okay, let's look at Rick Ross. He was signed to signed to Suave House Records as Teflon The Don back in 2000. Appearing on songs with Eric Sermon, and touring with Trick Daddy back in the days (when he later signed to Slip-N-Slide in 2002. He didn't release his debut album till he was 30 years old, in 2006. Or, you can look at a rapper like 2 Chainz; a couple of people might know that he was once called Tity Boi, and was in a group called Playaz Circle back in the late 00s, but few people know that he had been trying to blow since the early 00s...he even had an independent album released in 2002. He didn't blow up as a solo artist till this year (2012)...he is 36 years old.
As I said, there is no short-cut to success, and the longer it takes you to make it, the bigger the price. Look at a rapper like Lil Wayne- he has lived all his life as a rapper. He signed to Cash Money records in 1995, when he was just 13. He and the rest of the Hot Boyz (Young Turk, B.G and Juvenile) released their first album in 1997 (Get It How You Live!)...and he released his debut in 1999 (Tha Block Is Hot). He went through the rise of Cash Money in the late 90s, to their fall in the early 00s...to the rise again in the mid 00s, of which he was solely responsible for. Now, think about that. He has given 17 years of his life to the music industry...non stop. All the years when no one was checking for Cash Money in the early 00s, he kept releasing albums, till his definiteness of purpose, persistence and perseverance paid off big time. So, next time, when yo want to hate or complain about not liking his style of music right now, know that he as paid his dues.
Nicki Minaj's "Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded- The Re-Up" News, And Other Updates
Judging from the videos I have seen from her lately, it seems Nicki has finally embraced that pop image. I can say, even though she still raps in some of her songs, they are really made to appeal to pop music listeners. Anyway, that is that, more money when you reach an audience of white teenage kids...who really are the ones buying CDs anyway. She might not have sold platinum (a million copies) with her second album, but she is planning a lot of moves that would guarantee it hits that platinum status before the year runs out. The first being the repackaging of her latest album with 7 new tracks, and naming it "Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded- The Re-Up."
You already heard two songs (which already have videos) from the 7 new songs- which are, The Boys featuring Cassie, and Va Voom. I kinda like the first verse on that The Boys song. The Re-Up album is dropping on November 19th. The album sales will be counted with the already 630,000 copies she has sold with the original Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded album, and would definitely see it going platinum. It wont be hard to sell total of 370,000 copies with this one...add that to what she has sold before, and she is "plat" with it. By the way, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded- The Re-Up would be packaged with 3 disc...one would contain the original Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded album, the second disc would contain the Re-Up (7 new tracks), and the last disc will be a DVD with all the videos from the the original and the Re-Up cd, and also nearly 90 minutes of behind the scene footages. I guess Nicki is making show the fans get their money's worth...that's great.
As I said, Nicki has a lot planned this last quarter of the year. As you might have heard, she is a judge on the latest season of American Idol talent hunt TV program. I don't watch TV, so I don't know if it already started airing, but I know most of the filming has already been done. She also has her own Reality TV show coming on E Channel. I don't think it has been named yet, but it is confirmed.
Check out her tweet concerning the show below-
"We watched the REUP DVD and the 1st episode of the E! series....u guys are going to go crazzzzyyyyy when you see it! NOV19TH DVD, NOV4TH E!," Nicki tweeted Saturday (October 27). (Nicki Minaj's Twitter)
You can read more details concerning the E special below-
Get your snacks ready! The 30-minute show, followed by "Ice Loves Coco" at 10:30 p.m. EST, will revolve around the day-to-day life of the Queens, NY femcee. Fans will see exclusive never-before-seen footage from Nicki's personal and private life. The show will serve as a prelude to her Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (The Re-Up) album, due November 19. (Miss Info TV)
I guess it's going to be a Nicki Winter...lol! I think these moves will help with her overall image...people always like it when they can understand why someone is the way they are...when they can see the vulnerability in a person, and not the "i can do no wrong" image musicians portray in their music. So, I think, since this is going to be a reality TV show, she will let her guards down, and let people see the real her. Good luck Nicki!
Happy Birthday Elajoe
A thoroughbred and true Hip Hop legend in the Nigerian music industry, Elajoe is a year older today. Being one of the pioneer artist of rap music in the country, and still doing his thing, it is only right that I take time out to wish him a happy birthday. I hope he has a great day, and many more years to celebrate.
Elajoe is popular from his Thoroughbred (Rap group) days, and from his verse on DJ Jimmy Jatt's Stylee track, which also featured Tuface and Modenine.
Elajoe is popular from his Thoroughbred (Rap group) days, and from his verse on DJ Jimmy Jatt's Stylee track, which also featured Tuface and Modenine.
Top 10 Dance/Club Songs
Below are the top 10 Dance/Club songs on Billboard this week.10. Pound The Alarm- Nicki Minaj
9. She Wolf (Falling To Pieces)- David Guetta feat. Sia
8. Let Me Love You (Until You L...)- Ne-Yo
7. Blow Me (One Last Kiss)- Pink
6. Gangnam Style- PSY
5. Everything That I Got- Kristine W & Bimbo Jones
4. Send Me Your Love- Taryn Manning feat. Sultan + Ned Shepard
3. Don't You Worry Child- Swedish House Mafia feat. John Martin
2. My Everything- Noelia
1. R.I.P- Rita Ora feat. Tinie Tempah
40 Glocc Sues Game For Knocking Him Out
Apparently, the only thing rapper 40 Glocc had going for him was his street credibility, and Game took that away from him. 40 Glocc has been known to have rappers like Plies and Lil Wayne shook...to fighting Black Wall Street member, Menace. So, Game took it upon himself to be the karmic god, and serve 40 Glocc with his own medicine. After a party both Game and 40 Glocc attended in the L.A area back in July, Game and his camp confronted Glocc and recorded a video of 40 Glocc being repeatedly punch, and knocked out once by Game. Game was quick to put that up on twitter the next day, and clown 40.
Now, 40 Glocc is suing Game for Assault & Battery...read more below-
40 is suing for unspecified damages, claiming assault and battery. He also feels that he tarnished his reputation by portraying him as a coward in the clip. (hiphopdx.com)
Now, 40 Glocc is suing Game for Assault & Battery...read more below-
40 Glocc has filed suit against Game over a beatdown caught on tape and released earlier this year.
According to TMZ, Glocc filed suit over the July 7th incident that took place at a mansion in Hollywood, California. In the court papers, he says that he was leaving a party when he was jumped by Game and his 15-man entourage.
The suit claims that the video does not show that Game chased him with a gun and said, "Freeze or I'ma shoot, nigga." As 40 tried to escape, Game pointed a gun at his chest and told him not to fight back or he would "end it right now."
Glocc says he was beaten mercilessly and suffered major injuries to his right eye, ribs, kidneys, right shoulder and back. He also sustained wounds on his face, head, legs, arms and hands.
40 is suing for unspecified damages, claiming assault and battery. He also feels that he tarnished his reputation by portraying him as a coward in the clip. (hiphopdx.com)
40 Glocc would probably win this, cos Game never would have thought in a million years that a gangsta would take him to court over steet shit. And since there is evidence (the video), with a good lawyer, 40 Glocc would probably win the case. You can watch the video here- Game Knocks Out 40 Glocc
BMF's Bleu DaVinci Goes At Young Jeezy
In a new track, titled I Got Right, which is a reply to Young Jeezy's Get Right song, Bleu DaVinci (BMF Member) went hard at Young Jeezy. Apparently, he had been bad-mouthing Jeezy in interviews, and Jeezy addressed the situation on his Get Right track. Bleu quickly responded with his version, and subsequently dropped a video for the track. Check out some lyrics from the track below-
"Go on and tell 'em what the truth is - you's a bitch/Turn your house into the feds, now who's the sntich?" he raps. "I know you think you got the upper hand/Can't even says a nigga's name, less than a man/I remember when your ass played the background/Scared to push a bag, tried to give it to Mac-Town/You wanted to be me so bad you started to wear Dickies/And trying to bang, but your weird-ass just looking silly/And I'm the nigga that gave you your affiliation/I'm the nigga that involved you in the precipitation/Now it's time for the retribution, reciprocation."
To does that don't know what BMF stands for, it is an acronym for Black Mafia Family; which was an operational drug cartel from the 80s, till when the DEA caught up with them in 2005. They started their operation in Detroit- Michigan, and then branch out to having two major distribution hubs; one in Atlanta, and the other in Los Angeles. The "Big Meech" Rick Ross shouts out in his BMF track is/was the leader of the drug trafficking organization. Demetrius "Big Meech" Flenory has been in jail since 2005; serving a 30yr jail time. Bleu DaVinci on the other hand, cos of lesser involvement in the drug trafficking itself, and not having any prior convictions/strikes, went with a 5 year sentence...which he did from 2007-2011.
Jeezy get's in the mix cos he was affiliated with them around the time he was getting into the game. In fact, the street money, and credibility Jeezy had back then was thanks to Big Meech, who was trying to go legit at the time, by washing his dirty money. Jeezy has been accused by both DaVinci and Meech himself as disassociating himself with BMF as soon as shit hit the fan. Well, i understand Jeezy doing that; his career was just popping off at the time (2005), and he would have gone down with them if he had shown affiliation. But, it is very funny that he would go at Rick Ross after Ross did the BMF song...saying Ross had no affiliations with them, and had no rights to doing the song. Judging from the fact that this is is where the Jeezy and Ross beef stemmed from, I consider Jeezy corny. Big Meech was asked what he felt about Ross doing the track, and he said he loved it and had no problem with Ross. He said he loved that Ross got people shouting his name from all over the world.
You can listen to Bleu DaVinci's diss track to Jeezy here- I Got Right
"Go on and tell 'em what the truth is - you's a bitch/Turn your house into the feds, now who's the sntich?" he raps. "I know you think you got the upper hand/Can't even says a nigga's name, less than a man/I remember when your ass played the background/Scared to push a bag, tried to give it to Mac-Town/You wanted to be me so bad you started to wear Dickies/And trying to bang, but your weird-ass just looking silly/And I'm the nigga that gave you your affiliation/I'm the nigga that involved you in the precipitation/Now it's time for the retribution, reciprocation."To does that don't know what BMF stands for, it is an acronym for Black Mafia Family; which was an operational drug cartel from the 80s, till when the DEA caught up with them in 2005. They started their operation in Detroit- Michigan, and then branch out to having two major distribution hubs; one in Atlanta, and the other in Los Angeles. The "Big Meech" Rick Ross shouts out in his BMF track is/was the leader of the drug trafficking organization. Demetrius "Big Meech" Flenory has been in jail since 2005; serving a 30yr jail time. Bleu DaVinci on the other hand, cos of lesser involvement in the drug trafficking itself, and not having any prior convictions/strikes, went with a 5 year sentence...which he did from 2007-2011.
Jeezy get's in the mix cos he was affiliated with them around the time he was getting into the game. In fact, the street money, and credibility Jeezy had back then was thanks to Big Meech, who was trying to go legit at the time, by washing his dirty money. Jeezy has been accused by both DaVinci and Meech himself as disassociating himself with BMF as soon as shit hit the fan. Well, i understand Jeezy doing that; his career was just popping off at the time (2005), and he would have gone down with them if he had shown affiliation. But, it is very funny that he would go at Rick Ross after Ross did the BMF song...saying Ross had no affiliations with them, and had no rights to doing the song. Judging from the fact that this is is where the Jeezy and Ross beef stemmed from, I consider Jeezy corny. Big Meech was asked what he felt about Ross doing the track, and he said he loved it and had no problem with Ross. He said he loved that Ross got people shouting his name from all over the world.You can listen to Bleu DaVinci's diss track to Jeezy here- I Got Right
Sheek Louch Gives Update On L.O.X Album
The L.O.X fans like me have been waiting for that new album for like forever...their last album was in 2000- We Are The Streets. That was 12 years ago. The one before that was Money, Power & Respect (1998) when they were signed with Diddy. But they have individually dropped albums non stop since 2000- at least three solo albums from each of the three members.
So, the news Sheek Louch has for us now is that he, Jadakiss, and Styles P (The L.O.X) are putting the last touches to their third album (New L.O.X Order- Tentative title), and it would be out soon.
Check out what Sheek said below-
"The last meeting I had was with Swizz and Khaled and they're executive producing this new L.O.X. album," he explained. "So far, we've got like 12 bangers of big, big records. I was just in the studio the other night with us and Alicia Keys working on the Lox project and get ready y'all. Get ready y'all, I'm sorry for the delay and the wait, but this joint is gonna be monstrous, man."
He added, "Lil Wayne tried to sign us, Puff tried to re-sign us and paint that picture over, we done been in motherfuckers' living rooms and talkin' business. The meeting we just had with Swizz and Khaled about executive producing this project was the one that grabbed us and we're gonna give y'all some real, real big records." (hiphopdx.com)
So, the news Sheek Louch has for us now is that he, Jadakiss, and Styles P (The L.O.X) are putting the last touches to their third album (New L.O.X Order- Tentative title), and it would be out soon.Check out what Sheek said below-
"The last meeting I had was with Swizz and Khaled and they're executive producing this new L.O.X. album," he explained. "So far, we've got like 12 bangers of big, big records. I was just in the studio the other night with us and Alicia Keys working on the Lox project and get ready y'all. Get ready y'all, I'm sorry for the delay and the wait, but this joint is gonna be monstrous, man."He added, "Lil Wayne tried to sign us, Puff tried to re-sign us and paint that picture over, we done been in motherfuckers' living rooms and talkin' business. The meeting we just had with Swizz and Khaled about executive producing this project was the one that grabbed us and we're gonna give y'all some real, real big records." (hiphopdx.com)
Top 10 R&B/Hip Hop Songs On Billboard
Below are the top 10 R&B/Hip Hop songs on Billboard for this week.
10. Birthday Song- 2 Chainz feat. Kanye West
9. 2 Reasons- Trey Songz feat. T.I
8. Girl On Fire- Alicia Keys feat. Nicki Minaj
7. Bandz A Make Them Dance- Juicy J feat. Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz
6. No Lie- 2 Chainz feat. Drake
5. Pop That- French Montana feat. Rick Ross, Drake, Lil Wayne
4. Mercy- Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T, 2 Chainz
3. Adorn- Miguel
2. Clique- Kanye West, Jay-Z, Big Sean
1. Diamonds- Rihanna
10. Birthday Song- 2 Chainz feat. Kanye West
9. 2 Reasons- Trey Songz feat. T.I
8. Girl On Fire- Alicia Keys feat. Nicki Minaj
7. Bandz A Make Them Dance- Juicy J feat. Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz
6. No Lie- 2 Chainz feat. Drake
5. Pop That- French Montana feat. Rick Ross, Drake, Lil Wayne4. Mercy- Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T, 2 Chainz
3. Adorn- Miguel
2. Clique- Kanye West, Jay-Z, Big Sean
1. Diamonds- Rihanna
Shyne & Game Twitter War
Game and one of his heroes, Shyne engaged in an exchange of words yesterday morning on twitter over Kendrick Lamar's "Good Kid, M.A.A.D City" album. Shyne had earlier given his opinion on the album, labelling it "trash". One of Shyne's follower's agreed with him, and Game got caught in the mix and told the person to "shut up!" Afterwards, Shyne and Game went back and fort, till Game said...well, let me let you read through for yourself.
Game used to take Kendrick Lamar (then known as KDot) on tour with him in the late 00s, so Game is just looking out for his "people." But, Shyne is one of Game's Idols. On many occasions, he has credited Shyne as an influence on his rap career. And if you heard Game's first two mixtapes, back in 2002, before Documentary, you would hear a lot of "shyne" in his flow. Game even wanted to sign Shyne to his Black Wall Street Label at some point. What a shame it had to come to this.
And a quick run through, for those that don't know who Shyne is. He was hot in the early 00s, while signed to Puff Daddy's (Diddy's) Bad Boy Record label, but went to jail in 2001 for a gun charge he caught, after firing shots at a Manhattan bar in a bid to defend his boss (Diddy). He got out of jail in 2009, after serving 9 of his 10 years sentence, but was immediately deported to his home country- Belize. He is currently based in Europe, and working on how to get back to the states.
"RT @OriginalShyne: Listened to the Kendrick Lamar album during lunch and @OriginalShyne was right. TRASH! - B*tch, shut up !!!," he tweeted late Wednesday (October 24).
"RT @OriginalShyne: @thegame Wassup son? Why u involving yourself on something don't concern u? - If its bout KDOT.. It CONCERN ME !!!!!"
"RT @OriginalShyne: @thegame u outta pocket youngster!!! I felt gkmd album was trash, deal wit! - naw blood, YOU TRASH.. Deal wit that !!!"
"The west is mine !!!!! Protect it & EVERYTHING in it at ALL COSTS !!!! F*ck n*ggas !!! Thank God. #JesusPiece" (Game's Twitter)
Game used to take Kendrick Lamar (then known as KDot) on tour with him in the late 00s, so Game is just looking out for his "people." But, Shyne is one of Game's Idols. On many occasions, he has credited Shyne as an influence on his rap career. And if you heard Game's first two mixtapes, back in 2002, before Documentary, you would hear a lot of "shyne" in his flow. Game even wanted to sign Shyne to his Black Wall Street Label at some point. What a shame it had to come to this.
And a quick run through, for those that don't know who Shyne is. He was hot in the early 00s, while signed to Puff Daddy's (Diddy's) Bad Boy Record label, but went to jail in 2001 for a gun charge he caught, after firing shots at a Manhattan bar in a bid to defend his boss (Diddy). He got out of jail in 2009, after serving 9 of his 10 years sentence, but was immediately deported to his home country- Belize. He is currently based in Europe, and working on how to get back to the states.
Top 10 Rap Songs On Billboard Chart
Below are the top 10 rap songs on Billboard Chart this week.
10. Ball- T.I feat. Lil Wayne
9. Birthday Song- 2 Chainz feat. Kanye West
8. Bandz A Make Them Dance- Juicy J feat. 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne
7. No Lie- 2 Chainz feat. Drake
6. Pop That- French Montana feat. Rick Ross, Drake, Lil Wayne
5. Mercy- Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T, 2 Chainz
4. I Cry- Flo Rida
3. Whistle- Flo Rida
2. Clique- Kanye West, Jay-Z, Big Sean
1. Gangnam Style.
10. Ball- T.I feat. Lil Wayne
9. Birthday Song- 2 Chainz feat. Kanye West
8. Bandz A Make Them Dance- Juicy J feat. 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne
7. No Lie- 2 Chainz feat. Drake
6. Pop That- French Montana feat. Rick Ross, Drake, Lil Wayne
5. Mercy- Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T, 2 Chainz
4. I Cry- Flo Rida
3. Whistle- Flo Rida
2. Clique- Kanye West, Jay-Z, Big Sean1. Gangnam Style.
Kendrick Lamar Names Top 25 Favourite Albums
Complex.com caught up with Kendrick Lamar a couple of days ago, and got the list of his 25 favourite albums from him. Check out Kendrick's list and reasons why he likes each individual album.-
DJ Quick- Quick Is The Name (1991)
Kendrick Lamar: "‘Sweet Black Pussy,’ I played that all day in my house. This is background music for me, way ahead of my time. It was just something that was always played in my house.
“I’m sure it was a big influence, just what he talked about. Cube talked about a lot of stuff that was going on in the world as well. He blended that into the streets and it was really from a raw standpoint. That’s why I like that the most.
Kendrick Lamar: “I remember being a kid with my homeboy, trying to learn the verse for the R. Kelly joint, ‘Fuckin' You Tonight,’ [laughs] constantly trying to learn that flow: 'Girl you look fine, like a wind face Rolex, you just shine.'That flow. We thought that was crazy. Same thing on that. The storytelling was ridiculous. Now as I look back and listen to it now, I see he basically takes us through in another direction to where it opens up to the masses. He started off with the streets and then brought it out with the next album which was dope.”
Kendrick Lamar: “Aww, 400 Degreez, that was one of my favorite summertime... Early Cash Money was some of my favorite years in life. I checked that album, top to bottom all day. There was one particular summer just the whole neighborhood just playing it. Everybody thought they were Hot Boys, trying to tie their do-rags around their head. It was crazy. They had the West Coast on smash. We definitely tried to be like them.
Kendrick Lamar: “Dr. Dre 2001, same thing. He did it all over again. I remember ripping the packaging for that CD, my pops had brung it. I just remember him playing it all day just for months, for months for months for months. For months. Got attached to it. And years later he’s still playing it so that’s how I know it’s an actual classic.”
DJ Quick- Quick Is The Name (1991)
Kendrick Lamar: "‘Sweet Black Pussy,’ I played that all day in my house. This is background music for me, way ahead of my time. It was just something that was always played in my house.
"I got into it through both [his beats and his raps], me being a kid and listening to it. He was a rapper. I kind of knew he made the beats too for some reason. I think somebody told me that ‘cause as a kid I never looked at Quik as just a rapper. I knew that he actually did the whole instrumentation behind it.
“I think his voice tone is really unique. It stood out, the same way Eazy stood out. Kind of like high pitched, you knew it was him every time he got on a track.”
Kendrick Lamar: "I remember them playing that in the house as a kid but not really knowing how much it would influence the world. So I really doubled back to it a few years back and really sat down and listened to it. It’s just a crazy, crazy album. 'A Bird In The Hand' is one of my favoritest joints.
“I’m sure it was a big influence, just what he talked about. Cube talked about a lot of stuff that was going on in the world as well. He blended that into the streets and it was really from a raw standpoint. That’s why I like that the most.
Dr. Dre- The Chronic (1992)
Kendrick Lamar: “That was probably the first rap album I remember them playing in the house from top to bottom. Songs that I actually remember as a kid. That’s the start of them house parties I always talk about growing up.
"‘Lil’ Ghetto Boy’ was crazy because of the storytelling, and I do a lot of storytelling in this album. I really pattern… Like I listen to my album and how it’s broken down to 12 songs. It really kind of shapes and forms into an album like that. Just with the storytelling and what represents the city today and kids around the world today.”
Snoop Dogg- Doggystyle (1993)
Kendrick Lamar: “‘Who Am I (What’s My Name)’ is probably one of the first rap records I really learned all the way. I remember watching it on The Box, the cable channel you had to like order and call. I remember them playing that and ‘I Got 5 On It’ like 10 times in a row on certain days.”
“What’s one of my favorite songs...There was a posse track I cannot think of the name of it ["Stranded on Death Row"]. It had everybody on it. RBX is on it, Lady of Rage was on it, Kurupt was on it.”
Notorious B.I.G- Ready To Die (1994)
Kendrick Lamar: "[What resonated with me was] the storytelling, just the storytelling, how in-depth the storytelling was. The storytelling and the flow. The one thing about West Coast music, we had storytelling, it wasn’t crazy in-depth like that, but we had it. Our stuff was more laid back, more flow and feel good, more how records felt. His was just grimy. Stories was crazy. Flows was crazy.”
Tupac- Me Against The World (1995)
Kendrick Lamar: "It really was just in heavy rotation. Constantly going back and forth where we was just mixing and matching songs together. It was really dark. ‘Death Around The Corner,’ ‘So Many Tears,’ you can tell what type of space he was in.”
Tha Dogg Pound- Dogg Food (1995)
Kendrick Lamar: “Yeah, with ‘Let’s Play House.’ [Laughs] Yeah, Dogg Pound, Dogg Food, Kurupt. They was so cold with it. That was all the stuff I was playing in the house too. I was exposed to all them crazy raps. Daz on the beat, Kurupt spitting crazy bars. ‘Let’s Play House’ was one of the standout joints.”
Tupac- All Eyez On Me (1996)
Kendrick Lamar: "You know what’s crazy about these Tupac albums? These three records, Me Against The World, All Eyez On Me, and Makaveli [The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory] was played so much that you start mixing up what songs was on what album because there was so much in heavy rotation. With the older songs and the newer songs, they were played so much in the household. All I can remember is just my pops always constantly just playing that album. Just playing it, playing it playing it. All of them really were in heavy rotation. That’s all we knew in the house.”
Jay-Z...Reasonable Doubt (1996)
Kendrick Lamar: "I had to double back and listen to Jay-Z once I started writing. And one of my favorite tracks on there is ‘Politics As Usual.’ Just the vibe of it and the flow. I really captured that flow and stole that cadence just being a student of the game. It really stuck with me. 'Y'all relatin' no waitin' / I'll make your block infrared hot: I'm like Satan / y'all feel a nigga's struggle / y'all think a nigga love to hustle behind the wheel / trying to escape my trouble.' It’s probably one of the first verses I remember on that album.
"I got into Reasonable Doubt like 2002, 2001. I was super late. On the West Coast we weren’t really playing East Coast music like that just because of all the beef stuff that was going on—we was really influenced by that. I’m like 9, 10, 11 years old. I don’t wanna listen to nothing on the East Coast. Everything everybody was playing was Death Row.”
Tupac- Makaveli (1996)
Kendrick Lamar: “The reason I like Makaveli, one of my favorites, is the aggression of it. I look back, there was so much controversy about that album that I really couldn’t understand at a young age. Him being on a cross and the 21 gun salute [‘Against All Odds].’ It was just so much aggression and I think that was ‘Pac’s greatest niche. Have that emotion, have that aggression on that track and it really felt like he wanted to go to war listening to it.”
Notorious B.I.G- Life After Death (1997)
Kendrick Lamar: “I remember being a kid with my homeboy, trying to learn the verse for the R. Kelly joint, ‘Fuckin' You Tonight,’ [laughs] constantly trying to learn that flow: 'Girl you look fine, like a wind face Rolex, you just shine.'That flow. We thought that was crazy. Same thing on that. The storytelling was ridiculous. Now as I look back and listen to it now, I see he basically takes us through in another direction to where it opens up to the masses. He started off with the streets and then brought it out with the next album which was dope.”
DMX- It's Dark And Hell Is Hot (1998)
Kendrick Lamar: “Aww yeah. That’s the first album that got me writing. I wrote my first lyrics to that album actually, about 13-14. I was going into eighth grade, seventh grade going into eighth grade maybe. I just got inspired and I started writing, so that will always be one of my favorite albums. And the fact that I just met DMX for the first time last week—I got to actually tell him that for the first time. That album inspired me to be a rapper.
“It was just the raw and realness. Tupac was gone, there was a void, [something] was missing in the game and he came through to fill that void. Now that I think about it, that was the reason why.
“My favorite song would probably be the ‘Intro.’ ‘One two one two / come through run through gun who / oh you don't know what the gun do.’ I had that on repeat. That, ‘Get At Me Dog,’ I could go all day.”
Lauryn Hill- The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (1998)
Kendrick Lamar: "That [record] probably had the most hits on it than I’ve ever heard. Even going back and listening to it now. Crazy, I think she was way ahead of her time—just the feeling and the cohesiveness and the concept behind it. It was just genius to me.
“[I] Really just [remember] the videos, how dope the videos were. They were cool and it was just a different feel. It had a natural organic feel. Back then the videos coming out, everybody had the high-class, high-end type look, hers was more natural, being-herself type look. I thought that was dope, and it's dope that I recognized that at a young age.
Juvenile- 400 Degreez (1998)
Kendrick Lamar: “Aww, 400 Degreez, that was one of my favorite summertime... Early Cash Money was some of my favorite years in life. I checked that album, top to bottom all day. There was one particular summer just the whole neighborhood just playing it. Everybody thought they were Hot Boys, trying to tie their do-rags around their head. It was crazy. They had the West Coast on smash. We definitely tried to be like them.
“I loved it right away. Right away. That was the start of them videos. That was the start of that. That whole feel was just original. The stuff he was saying was just so relatable.”
DJ Quick- Rhythm-al-ism (1998)
Kendrick Lamar: “'Down, Down, Down,’ that used to be crazy. I came across this record in middle school. Middle school, just playing ‘Down, Down, Down’ all day. Going on the bus and bumping that. ‘Speed’ was crazy, ‘Hand In Hand.’ ‘Speed’ was crazy. The interlude was crazy too, he always has a lot of crazy interludes.”
B.G- Chopper City in the Ghetto (1999)
Kendrick Lamar: “How raw it was. It was just dirty. I like B.G.’s tone too, the way he pronounces words. I like all their tones. They’re all just unique in their own way. [Favorite song is] probably ‘Thug’n.’ That and ‘Cash Money Is An Army.’”
Hot Boyz- Geurrilla Warfare (1999)
Kendrick Lamar: “I would say Turk and Wayne were killing it—B.G. too. My favorite joint was probably ‘Ridin’.’ ‘We ridin’, We ridin’, come up out the flames with the K firing.’ Same thing. Summertime, they had us on lock.
"[My favorite Mannie Fresh beat] probably had to be ‘Ridin’’ on the Hot Boys album.”
Lil Wayne- The Block Is Hot (1999)
Kendrick Lamar: “They was killing the game. Cash Money was a heavy influence on the West Coast, I don’t think the world know. Mannie Fresh made the type of beats that still have the bass in it. L.A. love that bass. We weren’t really choppin’ to the boom bap feel until later on, but they had that bass, that ridin’ music. They had a style, that’s why we love ‘em.
"I just met Mannie Fresh on this tour. It was crazy. I got to ask him a few questions about the game and stuff, just getting a little insight about everything."
E-40...Charlie Hustle (1999)
Kendrick Lamar: "‘Big Ballin’ with My Homies,’ ‘L.I.Q.’ My partner Earl used to bump that CD all the time every day and then I just kind of took a liking to it. It was fun, made you get turnt up the same way E-40 do it today. Straight turn-up music. The slang and ghetto terms and the streets. It was fun.
“Definitely [learned from him]. Overall, just to be original. Stand out. Nobody ever sound like E-40, still to this day. He’s reinvented himself as whole new artist. Nobody’s gonna sound like him. That’s my whole thing too.”
Kurupt- Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha (1999)
Kendrick Lamar: "‘Callin’ Out Names,’ [laughs] that’s when he was going at everybody. I thought that was a real defining moment for what the West Coast do. The West Coast is very sensitive [laughs]. We’re very sensitive about situations and we backing it up fast. And Kurupt was busting on that.
“He had a lot of lyrical content. My lyrical content come from what he did on the West Coast. Lyrics stand out, he did ‘New York, New York,’ just that alone influenced how I flip words being from the West Coast.”
Dr. Dre- 2001 (1999)
Kendrick Lamar: “Dr. Dre 2001, same thing. He did it all over again. I remember ripping the packaging for that CD, my pops had brung it. I just remember him playing it all day just for months, for months for months for months. For months. Got attached to it. And years later he’s still playing it so that’s how I know it’s an actual classic.”
"Hearing ‘Xxplosive’ for the first time. Hearing the ‘The Car Bomb’ intro, the sound effects on that were crazy. It sounded like a movie. I remember being a kid and thinking it sound like an actual movie.”
"[The best verse] had to be between Eminem and this cat by the name of Six-Deuce [Six-Two]. When he said, ‘She ate her best friend, I left them hoes at the mote' / They be beeping me and shit, but we don't kick it no mo' / Them hot hoes is fiending, they on the nuts / But bitch, I'm out your pussy when I nut, fo' real / XXplosive.’ That was always my favorite verse. It was so simple but it was crazy.”
DJ Quick- Balance & Options (2000)
Kendrick Lamar: "My homeboy Earl would play that album all day. One of the first songs on there ‘I Don’t Wanna Party Wit U’ is one I could remember that really jumps out to me and really gave me that feel. It was summertime, we was running around and that was always playing.”
Nas- Stillmatic (2001)
Kendrick Lamar: “That was a point in time where I was just into buying CDs heavy, and that was one of them I purchased. One of my favorite tracks on there was him and AZ, ‘The Flyest.’ [sings] ‘We the flyest gangsters.’ I just thought it was a dope vibe, had a West Coast feeling and spitting some of the most intricate lyrics on there. It’s one of Nas’ best tactics as far as storytelling as well, him spitting raps backward [‘Rewind’]. I mean, come on. That’s genius.”
Clipse- Lord Willin' (2002)
Kendrick Lamar: “The Clipse, Lord Willin’, hell yeah. That’s a great memory. Just off the fact how much we beat on the table making that beat and freestyling at school. That was probably one of the best memories.
“I heard their stuff on 106 & Park, the ‘Grindin’’ video. Came home from school one day, I seen the video and I was like, what is this? This is crazy!”
Jay-Z...The Black Album (2003)
Kendrick Lamar: “The Clipse, Lord Willin’, hell yeah. That’s a great memory. Just off the fact how much we beat on the table making that beat and freestyling at school. That was probably one of the best memories.
“I heard their stuff on 106 & Park, the ‘Grindin’’ video. Came home from school one day, I seen the video and I was like, what is this? This is crazy!”
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